Shoppers in Lancashire are being given the chance to win a five-minute trolley dash at their local Aldi store, as the supermarket brings its successful Supermarket Sweep fundraiser to England and Wales for the first time.

https://www.lep.co.uk/your-world/aldi-gives-shoppers-in-lancashire-the-chance-to-take-part-in-a-real-life-supermarket-sweep-8784355

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Southampton have snapped the shot-stopper up on a short-term deal

https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/preston-north-end/pne-transfer-news/jamie-jones-transfer-news-southampton-preston-north-end-coventry-city-leyton-orient-boro-5584484

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A young man was taken to hospital after crashing his motorbike on a 'muddy road' in Leyland yesterday.

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/traffic-and-travel/biker-taken-to-hospital-after-leyland-crash-5469316

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A man who shook a baby boy so hard it caused several bleeds on his brain in Burnley has been jailed.

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/man-shook-baby-causing-multiple-brain-bleeds-before-feigning-worry-in-burnley-5270427

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A coroner has concluded that there was no evidence to suggest a 14-year-old boy found hanged at his Lancashire home meant to kill himself.

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/kind-and-sympathetic-14-year-old-boy-from-bamber-bridge-did-not-mean-to-kill-himself-5165255

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These are the top stories in food & drink this week...

https://www.lep.co.uk/lifestyle/food-and-drink/lancashire-food-drink-round-up-coffee-mcdonalds-aldi-nandos-and-the-uks-most-expensive-toastie-5112557

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Two men in their 30s were taken to hospital after being stabbed in Leyland.

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/crime/two-men-in-their-30s-taken-to-hospital-after-being-stabbed-at-william-hill-bookmakers-in-leyland-5036715

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Derek Adams praised his Morecambe players’ resilience after they overcame Worthing to book their place in the second round of this season’s FA Cup.

https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/morecambe-players-praised-for-their-fa-cup-victory-4850694

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You asked for it and now Blackpool Pleaure Beach Resort has delivered.

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/last-chance-to-get-your-hands-on-limited-edition-non-rider-pass-for-blackpool-pleasure-resort-for-ps50-4850692

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A Fylde coast woman has taken the unprecedented step of asking if her late first husband’s grave can be moved out of her family’s cemetery plot.

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/my-son-set-himself-on-fire-and-my-daughter-was-tormented-plese-let-them-rest-in-peace-4850134

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A primary school in Lancashire is celebrating being moved out of ‘requires improvement’ following its latest Ofsted inspection.

https://www.lep.co.uk/education/celebrations-at-lancashire-primary-school-as-it-moves-out-of-requires-improvement-4848646

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A Just Eat rider has been spotted on an electric bicycle on the M6 in Lancashire.

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/traffic-and-travel/just-eat-driver-spotted-riding-an-electric-bike-on-the-m6-in-lancashire-4477653

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Leyland Rotary is offering local charities/community groups in the PR25/PR26 postcode areas to bid for cash grants up to £350 towards their worthy projects.

https://www.lep.co.uk/whats-on/things-to-do/pitch4pounds-leyland-rotary-will-be-handing-out-the-proceeds-of-their-annual-fundraising-efforts-4480429

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“I predicted it the week before. And it was like he knew too,” said his heartbroken mum.

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/preston-mum-predicted-sons-death-aged-36-days-before-tragic-night-out-4527424

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The January transfer window is now shut and the first round of Championship games have been played after it - so what's the final predicted 2023/24 table?

https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/championship-predicted-table-preston-north-end-hull-city-watford-stoke-city-ipswich-town-4508822

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Looking for a new business opportunity? Take a look at 25 commerical properties for sale in Lancashire right now.

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/25-businesses-for-sale-in-lancashire-right-now-including-offices-hotels-retail-units-4583489

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A damning report into the Post Office’s now infamous Horizon IT system - prompted by the case of a former subpostmistress who ran a branch in Cleveleys - could have lifted the lid on the failures of the technology more than 20 years ago, the public inquiry into the scandal has heard.

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/how-case-of-former-post-office-operator-could-have-exposed-horizon-it-failures-4595288

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Preston North End fans are having to make alternative arrangements for their trip to Coventry later this month

https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/preston-north-end/preston-north-end-fans-are-having-to-make-alternative-arrangements-for-their-trip-to-coventry-later-this-month-4510341

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Sir Lindsay Hoyle has been re-elected as Commons Speaker, telling MPs he would continue to be “fair, impartial and independent”.

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/politics/mps-re-elect-sir-lindsay-hoyle-as-commons-speaker-4696526

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The operation of a recently pedestrianised route on the edge of Preston city centre has been rethought - over concerns that it could damage the very businesses it was designed to help support.

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/traffic-and-travel/changes-to-new-pedestrianised-route-near-preston-city-centre-4700091

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The Princess of Wales has personally apologised for confusion over the family photograph issued by Kensington Palace.

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/princess-of-wales-sorry-over-manipulated-first-picture-since-surgery-4549753

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The popular ITV talent series is back with judges Bruno Tonioli, Alesha Dixon, Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden

https://www.lep.co.uk/read-this/britains-got-talent-2023-return-date-set-for-new-series-4094302

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